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Tony Montana · 22-05-2018, 10:03 AM

1) The Shawshank Redemption
2) The Shinning (1980)
3) IT (2017)
4) Stand By Me
5) The Mist

Honourable mentions to 1408, Thinner and Christine

What’s yours?

Niamh. · 22-05-2018, 10:06 AM

The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Misery
IT (2017)
Stand By Me

user104658 · 22-05-2018, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Misery
IT (2017)
Stand By Me

Not only are these the best adaptations... they're pretty much the only good adaptations full stop

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The Shining is a good movie in its own right but it doesn't capture the book at all. So I struggle to call it an adaptation.

The Stand TV movie is good for what it is but the production is cheap as chips and it's dated badly, and also, it's my favourite King novel and it's so packed full of material that it would take a several-full-seasons-long TV series to actually do it justice. There's a season's worth of material for practically every character in the book... and there are a tonne of characters. I don't think a "great" adaptation CAN be done... it would need a huge commitment and a decent budget.

I personally also have a soft spot for the TV adaptation of IT, as I think there are several aspects it does far better than the new movie. Not least... for most of the running time, IT is a sinister and creepy background presence, far more subtle than in the movie, which goes for a few too many "jump" and "chase" scares. For example, the giant head bursting out of the projector images is NOWHERE NEAR as effective as the same scene in the TV adaptation (they're looking at still pictures and suddenly notice that Pennywise is moving in the pictures and looking at them). Again though, suffers from dated production values, where movies like Green Mile, Shawshank and Stand By Me are timeless.

Most of the other movies haven't aged well to the point of being bad, or just weren't good to begin with.

Lostie! · 22-05-2018, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

For example, the giant head bursting out of the projector images is NOWHERE NEAR as effective as the same scene in the TV adaptation (they're looking at still pictures and suddenly notice that Pennywise is moving in the pictures and looking at them)

One of my all time favourite horror scenes (or scenes in general)

Still haven't seen the new one (honestly I got sick of hearing about it so avoided it

) but the Tim Curry one will always be a favourite of mine.

LaLaLand · 22-05-2018, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lostie!

One of my all time favourite horror scenes (or scenes in general)

Still haven't seen the new one (honestly I got sick of hearing about it so avoided it

) but the Tim Curry one will always be a favourite of mine.

The projector scene made me literally scream in terror in the cinema. Like a damn baby! I just don't know what I was expecting to happen but it wasn't THAT.

The whole audience around me just lost their ****

Tony Montana · 22-05-2018, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonnii

The projector scene made me literally scream in terror in the cinema. Like a damn baby! I just don't know what I was expecting to happen but it wasn't THAT.

The whole audience around me just lost their ****

Same, It was soo Terrifying everyone at the Cinema Screamed in Horror.

user104658 · 11-06-2018, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lostie!

One of my all time favourite horror scenes (or scenes in general)

Still haven't seen the new one (honestly I got sick of hearing about it so avoided it

) but the Tim Curry one will always be a favourite of mine.

Take all of the subtleness, creepiness and sense of dread out of the photo book scene and replace it with a daft over the top jump scare sequence with a giant head gnashing it's teeth and stuff.

Actually that pretty much sums up the difference between the two IT adaptations

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And it's a shame because the kid actors are actually all great

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kirklancaster · 22-05-2018, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Misery
IT (2017)
Stand By Me

^ This and the top 2 are levels above the rest - as brilliant as they are.

Babayaro. · 22-05-2018, 09:22 PM

1) The Shawshank Redemption
2) The Mist
3) Misery
4) The Green Mile
5) Stand By Me

Niamh. · 22-05-2018, 10:07 AM

I watched Thinner recently and it's really dated now

Tony Montana · 22-05-2018, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Niamh.

I watched Thinner recently and it's really dated now

Really? I watched it a few weeks ago and it still holds up well for me.

Niamh. · 22-05-2018, 10:55 AM

I remember being terrified of Pet Semetary when it came out but I haven't seen it in years now, could be pretty dated as well

bots · 22-05-2018, 11:08 AM

The Stand,

Firestarter

Salems Lot

Carrie

All were really good for me.

Jason. · 22-05-2018, 08:36 PM

Carrie, The Shining and Misery are the trinity.

TomC · 11-06-2018, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason.

Carrie, The Shining and Misery are the trinity.

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(I mean they're the only three I've seen ngl)

Smithy · 22-05-2018, 08:37 PM

Y’all really gonna sleep on Gerald’s Game huh?

AnnieK · 22-05-2018, 08:41 PM

Salems Lot was the first horror I ever saw and traumatised me......especially as my brother climbed out of his bedroom to scratch on my window after we watched it.

The Green Mile sticks closest to the book.

Carrie (original) was a great movie.

Shawshank

Misery, great film although some.differences to the book namely the hobbling scene